It a motivational thing. Up to you to set targets which are challenging but achieveable.

January you set the number of runs (any distance over 1 mile) you aim to do per week. If you do more it doesn't matter.

February - set your longest run distance, can't remember of the top of my head whether it's each week or longest for the month.

March - time trial; you set target time for a given distance. The closer you get to your target, the more points you get.

Do it solo for a personal challenge or sigh up with a team to contribute towards team results. Don't think there's a Pirate team this year - unless someone's set one up in the last day or so but there is a 'fabulous forumites' team as well as numerous club/parkrun/miscellaneous teams.

It worked for me last year. Got me out of the door during all the snow and ice last year when I probably wouldn't have gone out just because of the accountability I had team to my team. Really helps with consistency.

Ah, nice link Gasman. Sounds like a good idea for people with little or no motivation. I reckon it probably too non specific for most triathletes. I can see where Symes is coming from because it does sound a bit wet but maybe it could help some people.

I did it last year and am registered for this year. I've no problems with motivation but it certainly got me running more than I would've done otherwise. I probably did too much last year and I've set myself lower targets for this year - I'm sure Jantastic contributed to the knackered achilles tendon I had last April.

If someone sets up a Pirate team then I'm in. (I quickly looked and couldn't see how to set one up, if it'd have been obvious I'd have done it).

I'd like to do this, but I'm hopefully going to be off skiing in the 3rd week of Jan (waiting for last minute deal), so not confident I'd be able to log anything, even if I did get out for the minimum number of runs, and wouldn't want to bring the team down.

I need a kick start to my year, less than 6 months to Satffs 70.3 and training stalling. Ribs, wisdom teeth, snotty lurgy all,haven't helped but I'll leave them behind in 2014 and start Jantastic with a bang !

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